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Drunk Driver Abandons Students To Nap
WATCH | Drunk School Bus Driver Abandons Students To Nap On Highway

An inebriated school bus driver allegedly abandoned the vehicle with nearly 40 students on board to take a nap on the highway. The shocking incident has been reported from Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district.

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Municipality Chairperson hurls file at executive officer
Municipality Chairperson hurls file at executive officer

Vyasanagar Municipality chairperson Sangeeta Pingua in video. Sangeeta lambasting Municipality executive officer Ashok Rout. Shouts at executive officer & throws file at him. Sangeeta was reportedly agitated over an approval for a Bio-metric system and Jio Telecom tower in Ward 8 of Vyasanagar City.

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  • Wednesday, 16 November 2022
College students ragging
Berhampur college students subjected to ragging, video goes viral

A purported video of a student of Binayak Acharya College in Berhampur ragging his juniors surfaced on the internet.

District Status To Padampur
Odisha CM Naveen promises district status to Padampur by 2023

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik promised district status to Padampur by 31 December 2023 ahead of the bypolls. The decision from the CM came after a discussion with the members of the action committee at Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar.

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BJD student leader draws flak for singing song in praise of Naveen Patnaik at Bali Yatra Ground
BJD student leader draws flak for singing song in praise of Naveen Patnaik at Bali Yatra Ground

Earlier, a row had ensued over singing of a bhajan praising Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at a Habisiyali shelter house in the holy city

  • Wednesday, 16 November 2022
NABARD sanctions Rs 220.50cr to Odisha govt
NABARD sanctions Rs 220.50cr to Odisha govt under RIDF

NABARD has sanctioned the fund for construction of 57 flood protection projects and one bridge at a rural area.

  • Wednesday, 16 November 2022
  • Odisha
Padampur Sub Collector Office
Ahead of vote, Odisha CM Naveen promises district status to Padampur 

Naveen has assured to provide district tag to Padampur subdivision by 31 December 2023, informed the members of the action committee following a discussion with the CM at his residence in Bhubaneswar.

Big relief for Sunny Leone as Kerala HC stays cheating case against her
Big relief for Sunny Leone as Kerala HC stays cheating case against her

A complaint was filed against Sunny Leone alleging that she did not perform at an event despite taking lakhs of rupees.

  • Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Rottweiler
11 foreign dog breeds banned in this Indian city, check list

Moreover, the forum also ordered to form a policy for the pet dogs within three months and also said if the corporation wished, then the compensation amount could be recovered from the dog owner, who lives in a bungalow on the Civil Lines.

  • Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Jumbo deaths in Odisha: Task force to identify elephant corridors, implement action plan by Dec
Jumbo deaths in Odisha: Task force to identify elephant corridors, implement action plan by Dec

The court expressed concern over poaching of jumbos and directed JTF member and additional SP for speedy trial of all cases filed over poaching of elephants. 

  • Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Hearing loss
Man suffers hearing loss, discovers bud stuck inside ear for 5 years

The former Naval techie had been complaining of hearing loss for quite some time. Initially, he attributed his developing deafness to problems due to his career in the noisy aviation industry or some sports injury. 

  • Wednesday, 16 November 2022
It’s A Guinness Record
Cuttack Bali Yatra Enters Guinness World Records For Most People Folding Origami Sculptures

Cuttack’s popular Bali Yatra festival has entered the Guinness World Records for ‘Most People Folding Origami Sculptures’ simultaneously. The event was organised by Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC).

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High security registration plate
Deadline for HSRP affixation ends on Nov 30 for these vehicles; check latest STA notification

STA has said that the deadline for HSRP affixation for vehicles whose registration number ending with 1, 2, 3 and 4 ends on November 30, 2022.

  • Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Record-breaking blood donor from Odisha turns messiah for cancer patients
Record-breaking blood donor from Odisha turns messiah for cancer patients

The man from Odisha has donated granulocytes to cancer patients battling for survival for a record 12 times.

Foreign cabal conspiring to rob Odisha’s mineral resources and Srimandir Ratna Bhandar: BJD leader
Foreign cabal conspiring to rob Odisha’s mineral resources and Srimandir Ratna Bhandar: BJD leader

BJD general secretary Sanjay Das Burma said that a conspiracy has been hatched to usurp Odisha’s wealth, its rich mineral resources and the Ratna Bhandar - Lord Jagannath temple's treasure trove.

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